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|  | Clotel; or, The President's Daughter by Hilton Als, Joan E. Cashin, William W. Brown
William Wells Brown's classic tale of slavery and the American South. AUTHOR: Hilton Als, Joan E. Cashin, William W. Brown
PUBLISHER: Random House Adult Trade Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies 
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 | The Chimpanzees & Me by Jane Goodall
Scientist and wildlife advocate Dr. Jane Goodall shares the true story of her pioneering research work with chimpanzees in Africa. Illustrated with color photographs. The author's proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to Roots & Shoots, the Jane Goodall Institute's program for the education and empowerment of young people. AUTHOR: Jane Goodall
PUBLISHER: Scholastic, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | De Amor y de Sombra by Isabel Allende
In a Latin American country under a military dictatorship, Irene Beltran, an upper-class journalist, and Francisco Leal, the photographer son of a Marxist professor, discover a hideous crime. AUTHOR: Isabel Allende
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Longing by J. D. Landis
This novel about the relationship between Robert Schumann and his wife Clara begins when Schumann is dying and reminiscing about the events of his life, which include his dissipated youth, his failures and successes as a musician, and--most of all--his love for the beautiful and gifted Clara. A New York Times Notable Book for the year 2000. AUTHOR: J. D. Landis
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | Little Rivers by Margot Page
Margot Page has fly fishing in her blood and she invites the reader to join her as she revels in the sport and the natural world as an angler, a woman, a mother, and a remarkable storyteller. (A) splendid collection of essays .. . -- Publishers Week... AUTHOR: Margot Page
PUBLISHER: Globe Pequot Press, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Biographies
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 | The Battle of the Little Big Horn by Mari Sandoz
Mari Sandoz retells the story of Little Big Horn, the 1876 battle in which Custer and his men were decimated by the Sioux and the Cheyenne. She takes particular note of Custer's flamboyant personality, the attitudes of his men in the U.S. Cavalry toward the feasibility of the battle, and the complex characteristics of the native tribes, and she analyzes the political ambitions that underlay many of Custer's actions. AUTHOR: Mari Sandoz
PUBLISHER: University of Nebraska Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Biographies
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